About the Seed Grant Program

Wildlife Preservation Canada is providing wildflower seed grants to restore and build important pollinator habitat all across Canada.

Grants of up to $2000 will be awarded to community groups or individuals. The application deadline is June 5th at 5pm EST. Successful grant recipients will be notified in July.

Note: Due to social distancing regulations, it is uncertain if grant recipients will be able to carry out site preparations or planting this year. We will work with each recipient to adjust their timeline as needed. When you are completing the application, please complete the workplan under the assumption that you will be able to carry out work after September 1st.

Meet the seed grant recipients:

The winning applicants submitted seed planting and stewardship plans that were well researched, and demonstrated their commitment to the project for years to come. Most of all, the winners all had a strong desire to create habitat that will support native pollinators that are at risk of extinction due to habitat loss in their communities.

Location: Edmonton, AlbertaHabitat: Boreal forest and meadowAbout: Bunchberry Meadows is a previously disturbed 1.37 ha area in mixedwood boreal habitat. The land is being restored to native habitat with plans for wildflower seeds and supplemental plantings throughout the area.Project managed by:

Location: Gimli, ManitobaHabitat: Interlake prairieAbout: Gimli is dedicated to keeping native prairie plants and insects alive despite the changing soil and habitat conditions. The community will establish a 0.4 ha wildflower plot to encourage the next generation of land stewardsProject managed by:

Location: Milford, OntarioHabitat: Roadside meadowAbout: A collective of heritage farms have gathered to cultivate a roadside area with wildflowers, along with an area situated between two forests atop the natural limestone ridge in a section of open meadow to be seeded.Project managed by: Hawkridge Homestead; Kervan Farm; Lee & Howard Scott

Location: Hornby Island, British ColumbiaHabitat: Coastal maritime meadows including Garry oak habitatAbout: Helliwell Provincial Park is nationally significant for the habitat of one of the last known populations of the endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly.
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Location: Sheffield Mills, Nova ScotiaHabitat: Acadian forestAbout: The wildflower project located in Acadian Forest Region of the maritimes will restore the soil and create a habitat for native plants and pollinators to thrive.Project managed by: The Hodge Family

Location: Essex, OntarioHabitat: Mixed forestAbout: The John R. Park Homestead is part of the Fox Creek watershed, which meanders through the site, and drains into Lake Erie. Three small plots, totalling 0.013Ha will be converted from lawn into wildflowers.Project managed by:

Location: Cocagne, New BrunswickHabitat: Salt marsh riparian meadowAbout: The 0.5 ha wildflower site is a low-lying agricultural area adjacent to the Cocagne River that will be converted into a wildflower meadow to attract pollinators to benefit all adjacent habitats including the community garden.Project managed by:

Location: Newcastle, OntarioHabitat: MeadowAbout: The Samuel Wilmot Nature Area is 77 hectares of stream valley lands and wetlands on the shore of Lake Ontario. One hectare of native wildflowers will be planted to benefit resident and migrating pollinators.Project managed by:

Location: Turner Valley, AlbertaHabitat: MeadowAbout: The town of Turner Valley is establishing a pollinator corridor. The 5 Ha wildflower plot will have natural features such as logs and rocks to attract nesting pollinator species along with the foraging pollinators that visit the flowers.Project managed by:

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